Faculty of Science News Archive
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CBC News: A website claims wildfire destroyed a single mom’s clothing warehouse. But the store doesn’t exist
June 11, 2025 —
Fake website claiming 'last chance to own' items from non-existent Flin Flon business 'disgusting': mayor
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CBC Manitoba: How to spot the Strawberry Moon
June 10, 2025 —
How to spot the Strawberry Moon
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CBC Cross Country Checkup: Is AI creating a generation of cheaters or achievers?
June 9, 2025 —
AI use and abuse is on the rise.Â
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How UM students aim to stop cholera outbreaks without any antibioticsÂ
June 5, 2025 —
At the 2025 Science 3K Pitch Competition, Rana Ahmed presented the ground-breaking idea. She introduced combating cholera outbreaks in underrepresented nations by engineering probiotics. Being a waterborne disease, cholera can easily be transmitted. This is common, especially in places that suffer from crises, war and disasters. The current solution is through antibiotics. It is expensive, requires a doctor’s prescription and affects the immune system negatively.Â
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The Free Press: Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans
June 2, 2025 —
Province kills city’s sulfur gas ground squirrel extermination plans
Students
The highest standing
May 29, 2025 —
Six students have been awarded Governor General’s Academic Medals for outstanding achievement at their level of study.
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From the power of magnetism to controlling the speed of light
May 29, 2025 —
You might think controlling the speed of light directionally is a far-fetched idea. But what seems science fiction is very much the reality of 2 PhD students’ work. Jiguang Yao and Jerry Lu are PhD students at the UM Department of Physics and Astronomy.Â
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CBC Manitoba: Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters
May 29, 2025 —
Understanding AI: What It Is and Why It Matters
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Caring for future generations through collaborations between Indigenous communities and researchers
May 23, 2025 —
PrairieDNA is one of the 12 new projects co-funded by Genome Canada and regional Genome Centres to build Canada’s eDNA surveillance capacity across regions.
Research and International
Meet Savino Longo, 2024 Rh Award Winner in the Natural Sciences category
May 22, 2025 —
Dr. Savino Longo is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and recipient of the Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award in the Natural Sciences.